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Counting "and"
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Musicians count the second half of a beat as and.
Say the number on the beat and and in between: 1 and 2 and 3 and 4 and.
Say it along: 1 and 2 and 3 and 4 and.
The higher notes are the numbers. The lower ones are the ands.
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When do you say and?
Some books write and as a plus sign: 1 + 2 +.
It means the same thing. The numbers fall on the beats, the ands in between.
Count 1 and 2 and out loud. Tap on every number and on every and.
A quarter note covers a number and its and.
Tap on 2 and hold through the and that follows. That is why it lasts a full beat.
A quarter note, then two eighths. Where do the taps fall?
You can count 1 and 2 and.
What you learned
- The second half of a beat is counted and.
- Numbers fall on the beats, ands halfway between them.
- A quarter note covers a number and its and.
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